LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Seven Alverno College softball student-athletes joined over 8,800 student-athletes across the country in earning Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athlete Honors. Seniors Emily Anguiano (South El Monte, Calif./San Gabriel Mission), Hailie Eschbach (Kenosha, Wis./Tremper), Giselle Moreno (Chicago, Ill./Lane Tech), and Kate Peabody (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore), junior Alyssa Hubli (Kenosha, Wis./St. Joseph Catholic Academy), and sophomores Bailey Gardner (Eagle Lake First Nation, Ontario/University of Winnipeg Collegiate) and Riley Krider (Cromwell, Ind./West Noble) each earned their first career honors. 

This marks the first honors for each student-athlete from the NFCA and the first group of winners in program history. To be recognized, students must earn a 3.5 grad-point average or higher for the 2025-26 academic year. 

The full release from the NFCA can be found here. Team GPAs and scholar-athletes are submitted by member head coaches

The rankings and honors recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across the Association's membership categories. NCAA Division I led the way with 2,637 student-athletes earning a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for 2025-26. NCAA Division III followed with 2,491 and NCAA Division II with 1,869. Junior colleges and NAIA came in with 1,190 and 655 student-athletes respectively. Seven student-athletes from Bay Path University earned recognition in the Other Four-Year category.

For the second consecutive year, Paris Junior College (NJCAA) was recognized as the top academic program as the NFCA revealed its Easton Top 10 GPAs for collegiate teams. Following close by was another NJCAA program in Bryant & Stratton College – Wisconsin (Dean Herman) with a 3.88 GPA. NCAA Division I's Butler University and Eastern Illinois University grabbed the next two spots with 3.876 and 3.87 GPAs, followed by Bates College in NCAA Division III at 3.86.